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and canada doubled from 15 million to 30 million with the average player being in two to three different leagues. and in 2008, revenue from fantasy football spending topped $800 million, according to the fantasy sports trade association. many businesses see the spike in business. >> we are busy, busy, busy. monday night football, we're busy. thursday night football, we're busy. saturdays and sundays, we're busy from the time we open the doors until the time we close. >> fantasy football has gone from totally geek to totally chic. >> and it's not just for the guys anymore. women are forming leagues of their own. >> in the last couple years, i just got the number recently, it's 14% of the market is women. so it has just grown exponentially. >> for these men and women, fantasy football adds extra competition to the game on and off the field. >> if fantasy football won't get you into football, you'll never like football. >> or you could just turn on the tv and watch the game. there's an idea as well. no offense to fantasy football folks. people are really, really into it. so good luck out th
and canada doubled from 15 million to 30 million with the average player being in two to three different leagues. and in 2008, revenue from fantasy football spending topped $800 million, according to the fantasy sports trade association. many businesses see the spike in business. >> we are busy, busy, busy. monday night football, we're busy. thursday night football, we're busy. saturdays and sundays, we're busy from the time we open the doors until the time we close. >> fantasy...
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last week i got a chance to return to canada's oil sand fields. never heard of them? the oil sands in alberta province contain the largest known oil deposit in the world, even bigger than saudi arabia, which makes our friendly neighbor to the north america's biggest supplier of imported oil today. the u.s. imports at least 1.5 million barrels crude oil each day from that field. that number is growing. u.s. lawmakers are taking notice of it. while i was in alberta last week republican senator lindsey graham of south carolina and two other senators -- a democrat and republican were giving a tour of the fields by the premier, the equivalent of a governor. graham told media outlets the oil sand are, quote, a natural treasure for canada and the united states and also said that they are a clear win/win. we've got shared values but we've also got shared needs, end quote. not everyone shares that view. the oil is mixed in the sand. it takes a lot of energy and water just to make it into the equivalent of crude oil. and that extra processing that it takes to refine oil from th
last week i got a chance to return to canada's oil sand fields. never heard of them? the oil sands in alberta province contain the largest known oil deposit in the world, even bigger than saudi arabia, which makes our friendly neighbor to the north america's biggest supplier of imported oil today. the u.s. imports at least 1.5 million barrels crude oil each day from that field. that number is growing. u.s. lawmakers are taking notice of it. while i was in alberta last week republican senator...
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they're 7 million in the u.s. 150,000 in canada. what you're supposed to do if you have this in your home right now, you're supposed to contact mattel and do not use this tricyc tricycle. do not use it and send you a replacement key. also, a bunch of infant toys with inflatable balls. a choking hazard. crawl and cruise playground. several different products. 2.8 million recalled. there's an flatible ball with a valve on it, kiran. it can come loose and it has -- children began to choose on the valve coming loose. >> this is a concern because it's for an infant play yard where kids -- supposed to be okay for the kids to put it in the mouth. >> exactly what a child is putting in the mouth and a piece to come loose. another thing here, some highchairs also from fisher price. healthy care, easy clean and close to me highchairs. there's a laceration hassard on the back of the legs, a clip to hold the tray not using it. this tray clip cut 14 children. some of them requiring stitches to close the gash from the back of this highchair. again
they're 7 million in the u.s. 150,000 in canada. what you're supposed to do if you have this in your home right now, you're supposed to contact mattel and do not use this tricyc tricycle. do not use it and send you a replacement key. also, a bunch of infant toys with inflatable balls. a choking hazard. crawl and cruise playground. several different products. 2.8 million recalled. there's an flatible ball with a valve on it, kiran. it can come loose and it has -- children began to choose on the...
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materials are purchased in america and canada, and our workforce, our local people. we have the opportunity to add more jobs locally. >> reporter: is the president's latest plan, a $200 billion tax break for businesses, is that what small businesses need right now? >> we need anything we can get. i would look into additional equipment to replace the equipment that we have now. >> reporter: would that mean hiring more workers? >> it would. it would allow us to put on a second shift. we currently have about 27 employees now. i hope to have 50 employees with the next two years. i'd like to modernize our production lines and get into a larger building. >> reporter: what do you think the government could do that it's not doing for small businesses? >> i think that as far as unemployment extensions go, they could limit the amount of extensions they put. we've had a help wanted sign out front for probably six months. people come in, they fill out applications, but ultimately we end up just signing their slip that they've been here, that they've looked for a job. >> reporter
materials are purchased in america and canada, and our workforce, our local people. we have the opportunity to add more jobs locally. >> reporter: is the president's latest plan, a $200 billion tax break for businesses, is that what small businesses need right now? >> we need anything we can get. i would look into additional equipment to replace the equipment that we have now. >> reporter: would that mean hiring more workers? >> it would. it would allow us to put on a...
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if you do want to move, don't come to canada. my salary of $70,000 a year turns into just over $34,000 after income tax and that still doesn't take into account $4 a gallon gas and a general federal provincial sales tax of 13%. bimal writes, jack, the problem is that taxes are not 39.6%. they are now going up to over 60%. you are forgetting social security, medicare, medicare on capital gains, state taxes, property taxes. i'm of the opinion that after 60% a person making $250,000 a year should consider leaving america. why not look at life and growing economies like india, china, or other places? frank writes, know any countries without fox? if you want to read more on this go to my blog cnn.com/caffertyfile and you'll find a lot of e-mails and things there. do you know any countries without fox? >> i don't know. i'm sure there are some, jack. i'll see you tomorrow. i appreciate it. bye-bye. it's not an issue that usually comes up in campaigns, but one race is now making headlines because of witchcraft. cnn's jeanne moos takes a
if you do want to move, don't come to canada. my salary of $70,000 a year turns into just over $34,000 after income tax and that still doesn't take into account $4 a gallon gas and a general federal provincial sales tax of 13%. bimal writes, jack, the problem is that taxes are not 39.6%. they are now going up to over 60%. you are forgetting social security, medicare, medicare on capital gains, state taxes, property taxes. i'm of the opinion that after 60% a person making $250,000 a year should...
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coupled with the additional actions that congress has taken and the european union, japan, south korea, canada, australia, and others have taken, is that iran is now under more economic pressure than ever before. it is feeling that pressure. the indications are multiple and varied. and now iran is having to factor this new pressure in to its calculations. we remain ready and willing to engage at the negotiating table. but iran has to be prepared to resolve legitimate concerns about the program in a serious way and peacefully. and that's a major accomplishment in the last year. >> would it help that the president of the united states sat down with the president of iran who's in new york right now, the president's here in new york or on the way. would it help for the two of them to sit down? >> i don't think, wolf, a meeting at the head of state level makes any sense absent iran very seriously. being willing to give up the nuclear program through negotiations. we're part of a group called the p-5 plus one. the permanent members of the security council plus germany. through the shared envoy, we r
coupled with the additional actions that congress has taken and the european union, japan, south korea, canada, australia, and others have taken, is that iran is now under more economic pressure than ever before. it is feeling that pressure. the indications are multiple and varied. and now iran is having to factor this new pressure in to its calculations. we remain ready and willing to engage at the negotiating table. but iran has to be prepared to resolve legitimate concerns about the program...
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you from canada somewhere. where you from? no, it's really an attack on mexicans. and also i think that they're going to change the policy. because once people realize that they're going to have to start taking care of their own babies and cutting their own grass and stuff, they'll welcome them back. trust me. >> larry: wanda scored a lot of laughs as the featured entertainer at last year's white house correspondents dinner in washington. she took some flack from these and other jokes about rush limbaugh. watch. >> rush limbaugh said he hopes this administration fails. so you're saying, you hope america fails? i don't care about people losing their home, jobs. soldiers in iraq. he just wants the country to fail. to me, that's treason. he's not saying anything differently than what osama bin laden is saying. you might want to look into this, sir, because i think rush limbaugh was the 20th hijacker but he was just so strung out on oxycontin he missed his flight. come on. too much? okay. >> larry: you think you went a little too far there? >> not at all. not at all. >
you from canada somewhere. where you from? no, it's really an attack on mexicans. and also i think that they're going to change the policy. because once people realize that they're going to have to start taking care of their own babies and cutting their own grass and stuff, they'll welcome them back. trust me. >> larry: wanda scored a lot of laughs as the featured entertainer at last year's white house correspondents dinner in washington. she took some flack from these and other jokes...
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check out the video of newfoundland, canada, as igor made the pass there. winds gusting over hurricane strength. flooding with five to ten inches and didn't make a direct hit. so big impact. 19 communities cut off with the storm surge flooding. trying to get rid of igor and not too much with tropical storm lisa. this storm i think a nonevent over the next couple of days but the caribbean. we talked about this yesterday. disturbance rolling through the southeastern caribbean, that's got a pretty good bet of a tropical storm if not a hurricane over the next few days and going towards the western gulf and potentially into the gulf of mexico next week. so all eyes on there tropically and tropical moisture from the four corners. flood potential there pretty high. severe thunderstorms possible across the upper midwest as a cool front tries to make it south tonight on the first day of fall and hard time doing that. record highs many spots and today similar numbers. 93 degrees expected in atlanta. 85 in new york. as fall arrives at 11:00 tonight, it feels like summ
check out the video of newfoundland, canada, as igor made the pass there. winds gusting over hurricane strength. flooding with five to ten inches and didn't make a direct hit. so big impact. 19 communities cut off with the storm surge flooding. trying to get rid of igor and not too much with tropical storm lisa. this storm i think a nonevent over the next couple of days but the caribbean. we talked about this yesterday. disturbance rolling through the southeastern caribbean, that's got a pretty...
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and we've got a serious front coming down from canada. severe storms possible across the plains and then temperatures behind that will be a good 15, 20, 25 degrees cooler than they are now. that's your check on weather. "american morning" is coming right back. i want to give my 5 employees health insurance, but i just can't afford it. i have diabetes. i didn't miss a premium payment for 10 years. and i'm worried if i lose my job, i won't be able to afford insurance. when i graduated from college, i lost my health insurance. the minute i got sick, i lost my insurance. not anymore. not anymore. not anymore. america's healthcare reforms change lives for the better. to find out how it can help you, visit us at americasfairhealthcare.org it's not just fair, it's the law. >>> welcome back to the most news in the morning. vice president joe biden is headed to his home state of delaware today trying to defend his home turf. he'll campaign with democrat chris coons who is taking on tea party superstar christine o'donnell. up for grabs is the vice
and we've got a serious front coming down from canada. severe storms possible across the plains and then temperatures behind that will be a good 15, 20, 25 degrees cooler than they are now. that's your check on weather. "american morning" is coming right back. i want to give my 5 employees health insurance, but i just can't afford it. i have diabetes. i didn't miss a premium payment for 10 years. and i'm worried if i lose my job, i won't be able to afford insurance. when i graduated...
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hurricane igor is now scooting south of newfoundland, canada. still a hurricane, although it's becoming more of a north atlantic storm. out in central atlanta we've got lisa. and there's your forecast for igor, and that's interesting to see. there's lisa, 40-mile-an-hour winds. not too concerned, one, because it's really far away. and also the time of year where it's tougher for these storms to make their way across the atlantic. 41 degrees in albany, saranac lake, 31 degrees. yeah, fall arrives tomorrow and starting to feel just like that, a little crisp in the air. >> it's supposed to be 87 in chicago. >> the rest of the country is warming up. we'll talk about that in 30 minutes. >> okay. we'll tell you later. >> top secret information. >> thanks, rob. >>> well, has president obama lost touch? he moved millions to tears just two years ago. now critics say he no longer connects. can he find the magic again? we'll talk about it still ahead. nine minutes past the hour. ♪ when it's planes in the sky ♪ ♪ for a chain of supply, that's logistic
hurricane igor is now scooting south of newfoundland, canada. still a hurricane, although it's becoming more of a north atlantic storm. out in central atlanta we've got lisa. and there's your forecast for igor, and that's interesting to see. there's lisa, 40-mile-an-hour winds. not too concerned, one, because it's really far away. and also the time of year where it's tougher for these storms to make their way across the atlantic. 41 degrees in albany, saranac lake, 31 degrees. yeah, fall...
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. ♪ and i do ♪ and i do ♪ and i do >>> buddies from canada, rush. >> how long ago was that song? i love it. >> early 1981, i think. they're playing at the
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>> newfoundland, canada. so as this storm begins to accelerate, folks in canada are going to have to deal with it, as well. i think the big story with this storm is how big it was. and because of the actual size of this thing, they had tropical storm-force and hurricane-force winds in such a long duration just that constant battering of the island is where you're seeing most of that damage. but as john pointed out, the building codes are pretty strict. but about half the people at one point, at least, without power. all right. there you see the storm now. it's about 135 miles to the north of bermuda right now, and it is accelerating north/northeast at 20 miles an hour. it is still a hurricane with category one strength. and this is the forecast track. it'll probably scoot the coastline of newfoundland, a category one storm, and then eventually getting into extra tropical -- more like an atlantic type of storm with winds, though, that tropical storm force winds go out over 300 miles from the center. as reynold
>> newfoundland, canada. so as this storm begins to accelerate, folks in canada are going to have to deal with it, as well. i think the big story with this storm is how big it was. and because of the actual size of this thing, they had tropical storm-force and hurricane-force winds in such a long duration just that constant battering of the island is where you're seeing most of that damage. but as john pointed out, the building codes are pretty strict. but about half the people at one...
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about 30 years ago, too, some guy in canada interviewed them. you can't tell that's the '80s, can you? that's getty. rush's bass player. he's the one with the big glasses and then on the right that's our john roberts and we are going to have their response to that interview three decades later in a little bit. when a friendship that goes way back and john got a chance to catch up with the old pals here in atlanta yesterday and it was like you guys hadn't had any distance. it is like you were right there 30 years ago. >> it's been so long since i've seen them. last time i saw them i was actually playing golf with alex in toronto. way north of atlanta. but it was just so great to get together with them. >> how was he then? >> even a part owner of a golf course now. >> that's when you become successful. >> playing to a 11 handicap. he said that buying a golf course is like a heroin addict buying a poppy field in afghanistan. feeds into the whole thing. the best way to describe these guys, they're basically just canadian. you know? they always have
about 30 years ago, too, some guy in canada interviewed them. you can't tell that's the '80s, can you? that's getty. rush's bass player. he's the one with the big glasses and then on the right that's our john roberts and we are going to have their response to that interview three decades later in a little bit. when a friendship that goes way back and john got a chance to catch up with the old pals here in atlanta yesterday and it was like you guys hadn't had any distance. it is like you were...
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they want to grow their eggs in canada, then fly them to the mountains of panama. then slaughter them there and send them to the united states. to me, it sounds like the iran contra deal of fish. why aren't they growing them in the united states? the reason is because if they grow them in the united states, they'd have to do a full environmental impact study and they don't want to do that. they're trying to ram this through fda in my opinion. >> you know someone is going to do it or take one of the fish or what have you, someone, an angry moe or something and might introduce it into our food chain. >> absolutely. the thing is, what we have to remember is that atlantic salmon, the fish this was modify ed from, is an endangered species. the fish was commercially extinction. they're very, very vulnerable and threatened. if any of these fish get out from edward island or later on, their plan is to grow this fish, they say they want to grow them within range of population centers. if you're growing these fish in the united states, it's a huge risk to atlantic salmon. >>
they want to grow their eggs in canada, then fly them to the mountains of panama. then slaughter them there and send them to the united states. to me, it sounds like the iran contra deal of fish. why aren't they growing them in the united states? the reason is because if they grow them in the united states, they'd have to do a full environmental impact study and they don't want to do that. they're trying to ram this through fda in my opinion. >> you know someone is going to do it or take...
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number of dodge ballplayers, according to the folks at guiness was 1,200 at the university of alberta canada. hard to tell who is winning and losing. >> looks like they were drinking guiness. >> somebody won. look. they are holding up a trophy. so, this is fall? >> it is. in some places the temperatures are going to drop like a hammer. other places, we have to wait. some places doesn't feel like fall. as we get into sunday and monday. today, it's definitely going to feel like summer. let's get to the forecast. as we walk over, one thing i want you to notice is this area of low pressure here, north of the great lakes and moving to the east. the reason i want to talk about this is because of what this storm did to parts of wisconsin. let's go to the video. they had heavy rainfall. when it falls at a rapid rate, you get flooding. the caters are going to recede. we see another storm system developing farther to the southwest across portions of the corn belt. that could bring more rain to parts of wisconsin. be advised there. now, as we make our way back to the southeast, here is the frontal boun
number of dodge ballplayers, according to the folks at guiness was 1,200 at the university of alberta canada. hard to tell who is winning and losing. >> looks like they were drinking guiness. >> somebody won. look. they are holding up a trophy. so, this is fall? >> it is. in some places the temperatures are going to drop like a hammer. other places, we have to wait. some places doesn't feel like fall. as we get into sunday and monday. today, it's definitely going to feel like...
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i grew up in canada where the last time someone was executed for murder was 1962. dpnlt really deters crime. well, all of those sentiments from the canadian public coalesced into the complete elimination of capital punishment in 1976. but there are other reasons to eliminate capital punishment in the united states. the death row in the united states, very costly. they don't believe the death penalty deters murder and they're rated as one of the most inefficient uses of taxpayer money to fight crime. a report that was put out by the richard deeters group says maintaining people on death row and supporting propositions that likely will never be carried out is becoming increasingly expensive and harder to justify. looking back at theresa lewis's case she was convict and sentenced in 2002 for her crime and the significant cause of legal appeals. many appeals take much longer. his report says the money spent to preserve the system estimated to be $10 million per year makes the society safer. that's more food for thought. that's it for me. time now for "rick's list." >>>
i grew up in canada where the last time someone was executed for murder was 1962. dpnlt really deters crime. well, all of those sentiments from the canadian public coalesced into the complete elimination of capital punishment in 1976. but there are other reasons to eliminate capital punishment in the united states. the death row in the united states, very costly. they don't believe the death penalty deters murder and they're rated as one of the most inefficient uses of taxpayer money to fight...
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the cloud canopy from canada, down to florida, and in between that we've got a lot of rainfall. as a matter of fact, i'll show you this for now. this is 24-hour rainfall for wilmington, north carolina. 7.33 inches. jacksonville to the west, 5 1/2. you add up the last four days we got over 20 inches of rain. so that's a record. and it's still raining in this area. on top of that, we've got a little bit of twist in the atmosphere and that's calling -- making for some threat for tornadoes. but flooding is a main issue. check out some of this video coming to us from our friends at hurricanetrack.com. mark out there taking pictures to the west of wilmington and along the inlet there. yeah, some white caps, you've got boats tied up having a hard time and some coastal flooding, not a whole lot of river flooding. this area has been pretty much in drought conditions. we're not looking for a tremendous amount of river flooding but we have a lot of street flooding and there are a few neighborhoods that are flooding and this rainfall continues to make its way to the north and with that we h
the cloud canopy from canada, down to florida, and in between that we've got a lot of rainfall. as a matter of fact, i'll show you this for now. this is 24-hour rainfall for wilmington, north carolina. 7.33 inches. jacksonville to the west, 5 1/2. you add up the last four days we got over 20 inches of rain. so that's a record. and it's still raining in this area. on top of that, we've got a little bit of twist in the atmosphere and that's calling -- making for some threat for tornadoes. but...